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Old May 22, 2009 | 12:29 PM
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touch up paint

so has any one used the touch up paint sold by the dealer

comes as a small pen thing used i must not know what i am doing cause it did not seem to bled well can kinda see were i covered a scratch.

any tips?
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Old May 22, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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nothing ??
ok then
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Old May 22, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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Yea i have used the same touch up...It actually says on the pen itself that the touch up paint will probably not match factory paint....which is stupid imo. But its fine for small rock chips.
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Old May 22, 2009 | 02:51 PM
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did you use the clear side on there too. i was trying to cover up a noticeable scatch on the front but the clear cover smeared and you can see it sucks waste of money
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Old May 22, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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yea its very noticable when you use that ****.... i hate it
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Old May 22, 2009 | 05:48 PM
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will work
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Old May 22, 2009 | 11:52 PM
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that thing doesn't work for s**t!
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Old May 23, 2009 | 12:04 AM
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dont use it for scratch
or it will overlap
make it more ugly
use it for stones chips
all those that dig into your paint to prevent rust...
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Old May 23, 2009 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by skyblas
dont use it for scratch
or it will overlap
make it more ugly
use it for stones chips
all those that dig into your paint to prevent rust...

yes makes it ugly to bad i did not knbow this befor i put it on. why does the paint have to suck so bad
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Old Jun 2, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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Just sand down hard, it works if you do it how the instructions say to use it. I just got a bottle and put some on and it worked like a charm
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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I used a fair amount of touch up paint on my hood to cover the 10 billions rock chip I have (probably due to the stupid winters up here in Quebec.) There's sand and rocks all over the streets like 9 months a year.

My spray can painted bumper seems to be holding up better than the original paint what a shame


I applied the paint as little as possible then let it dry couple hours then I used the clear side. But you can totally see the spots under sunlight. Meh guess it's better than rust.

I'm thinking of just letting the hood take a beating and cover the chips so it doesn't rust then swap to a Evo hood whenever I get the chance. (Will probably chip just as bad if it comes already painted but at least it'll look nice :P)
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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The OEM Mitsu paint pens suuuuuck.

The tip ends up fraying because you have to use pressure to get the paint to soak into the tip, therefore it frays it.
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Endscx
I used a fair amount of touch up paint on my hood to cover the 10 billions rock chip I have (probably due to the stupid winters up here in Quebec.) There's sand and rocks all over the streets like 9 months a year.

My spray can painted bumper seems to be holding up better than the original paint what a shame


I applied the paint as little as possible then let it dry couple hours then I used the clear side. But you can totally see the spots under sunlight. Meh guess it's better than rust.

I'm thinking of just letting the hood take a beating and cover the chips so it doesn't rust then swap to a Evo hood whenever I get the chance. (Will probably chip just as bad if it comes already painted but at least it'll look nice :P)

this is sad that spray can pait works better considering that the body shop that fixed a scrap on my fender told me that the pait is like $900 a gallon it cost a ton to fix a small scrap that was the size of a half dollar
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 02:23 PM
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I used mine to fix chips, deep scratches and scuff marks from a snow storm collision with a guard rail. It worked very well! Just be very patient and only fill in the parts where the paint is gone. Unless you are like 2 feet away from my car, you can't tell. Looks worlds better

When I applied it I used a paper towel to wipe off any excess paint. That way it looks smooth. Also, wax your car after the paint has completely dried.
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Old Jun 4, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by mtags24
I used mine to fix chips, deep scratches and scuff marks from a snow storm collision with a guard rail. It worked very well! Just be very patient and only fill in the parts where the paint is gone. Unless you are like 2 feet away from my car, you can't tell. Looks worlds better

When I applied it I used a paper towel to wipe off any excess paint. That way it looks smooth. Also, wax your car after the paint has completely dried.

did you also use the clear the clear coat that seems to be what did not show up good it made it look like it crap or i just suck at putting it on
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